Sunday, January 9, 2011

Compass Rising: New IGSO Launch

Fleetly following an October 31 launch of the first inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) satellite in its Compass/Beidou-2 constellation, China thrust a second IGSO vehicle into orbit on December 17. This makes five new satellites in space this year alone for the rapidly expanding system.

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